AHIMA CCA CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADE A VERIFIED
◉ 2.
84. An individual stole and used another person's insurance information
to obtain medical care. This action would be considered:
a. Violation of bioethics
b. Fraud and abuse
c. Medical identity theft
d. Abuse. Answer: c. Medical identity theft
Correct Answer: 84. c. Medical identity theft occurs when someone
uses a person's name and sometimes other parts of their identity
without the victim's knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or
goods (Johns 2011, 773).
◉ 3.
,Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code(s) for acute osteomyelitis of
ankle due to Staphylococcus.
a. 730.06
b. 730.07
c. 730.07, 041.1
d. 730.07, 041.10. Answer: d. 730.07, 041.10
Correct Answer: D Index Osteomyelitis, acute or subacute. Refer to the
table in the Index for the fifth digit 5, ankle and foot. Infection,
staphylococcal NEC (Schraffenberger 2012, 305-306).
◉ 4.
A system that provides alerts and reminders to clinicians is a(n):
a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
,d. Knowledge database. Answer: Correct Answer: A Clinical decision
support includes providing documentation of clinical findings and
procedures, active reminders about medication administration,
suggestions for prescribing less expensive but equally effective drugs,
protocols for certain health maintenance procedures, alerts that a
duplicate lab test is being ordered, and countless other decision-making
aids for all stakeholders in the care process (Johns 2011, 138).
◉ 5.
What does an audit trail check for?
a. Unauthorized access to a system
b. Loss of data
c. Presence of a virus
d. Successful completion of a backup. Answer: Correct Answer: A
Audit trails can provide tracking information such as who accessed
which records and for what purpose (Johns 2011, 403).
◉ 6.
, This is a condition with an imprecise diagnosis with various
characteristics. The condition may be diagnosed when a patient
presents with sinus arrest, sinoatrial exit block, or persistent sinus
bradycardia. This syndrome is often the result of drug therapy, such as
digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, sympatholytic agents,
or antiarrhythmics. Another presentation includes recurrent
supraventricular tachycardias associated with bradyarrhythmias.
Prolonged ambulatory monitoring may be indicated to establish a
diagnosis of this condition. Treatment includes insertion of a
permanent cardiac pacemaker.
a. Atrial fibrillation (427.31)
b. Atrial flutter (427.32)
c. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (427.0)
d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81). Answer: d. Sick sinus syndrome
(SSS) (427.81)
Correct Answer: D SSS is the imprecise diagnosis with various
characteristics treated with the insertion of a permanent cardiac
pacemaker. The other three conditions are treated with cardioversion
and different pharmacological therapy (Schraffenberger 2012, 194-
195).
EVALUATION TEST 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADE A VERIFIED
◉ 2.
84. An individual stole and used another person's insurance information
to obtain medical care. This action would be considered:
a. Violation of bioethics
b. Fraud and abuse
c. Medical identity theft
d. Abuse. Answer: c. Medical identity theft
Correct Answer: 84. c. Medical identity theft occurs when someone
uses a person's name and sometimes other parts of their identity
without the victim's knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or
goods (Johns 2011, 773).
◉ 3.
,Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code(s) for acute osteomyelitis of
ankle due to Staphylococcus.
a. 730.06
b. 730.07
c. 730.07, 041.1
d. 730.07, 041.10. Answer: d. 730.07, 041.10
Correct Answer: D Index Osteomyelitis, acute or subacute. Refer to the
table in the Index for the fifth digit 5, ankle and foot. Infection,
staphylococcal NEC (Schraffenberger 2012, 305-306).
◉ 4.
A system that provides alerts and reminders to clinicians is a(n):
a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
,d. Knowledge database. Answer: Correct Answer: A Clinical decision
support includes providing documentation of clinical findings and
procedures, active reminders about medication administration,
suggestions for prescribing less expensive but equally effective drugs,
protocols for certain health maintenance procedures, alerts that a
duplicate lab test is being ordered, and countless other decision-making
aids for all stakeholders in the care process (Johns 2011, 138).
◉ 5.
What does an audit trail check for?
a. Unauthorized access to a system
b. Loss of data
c. Presence of a virus
d. Successful completion of a backup. Answer: Correct Answer: A
Audit trails can provide tracking information such as who accessed
which records and for what purpose (Johns 2011, 403).
◉ 6.
, This is a condition with an imprecise diagnosis with various
characteristics. The condition may be diagnosed when a patient
presents with sinus arrest, sinoatrial exit block, or persistent sinus
bradycardia. This syndrome is often the result of drug therapy, such as
digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, sympatholytic agents,
or antiarrhythmics. Another presentation includes recurrent
supraventricular tachycardias associated with bradyarrhythmias.
Prolonged ambulatory monitoring may be indicated to establish a
diagnosis of this condition. Treatment includes insertion of a
permanent cardiac pacemaker.
a. Atrial fibrillation (427.31)
b. Atrial flutter (427.32)
c. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (427.0)
d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81). Answer: d. Sick sinus syndrome
(SSS) (427.81)
Correct Answer: D SSS is the imprecise diagnosis with various
characteristics treated with the insertion of a permanent cardiac
pacemaker. The other three conditions are treated with cardioversion
and different pharmacological therapy (Schraffenberger 2012, 194-
195).
